diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure-sync-bugzilla.py.j2 b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure-sync-bugzilla.py.j2
index 6d83cf5833..6edd3addcb 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure-sync-bugzilla.py.j2
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure-sync-bugzilla.py.j2
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ def _pagure_project_to_acl_schema(project_and_product, session=None):
     # Check if the project is retired in PDC, and if so set assignee to orphan.
     owner = project['access_users']['owner'][0]
     if _is_retired_in_pdc(product, project):
-        owner = 'extras-orphan@fedoraproject.org'
+        owner = 'orphan'
 
     # Check if the Bugzilla ticket assignee has been manually overridden
     override_yaml = _get_override_yaml(project)